NAME
strncat —
concatenate a string with part of another
SYNOPSIS
#include
<string.h>
char *strncat(char *restrict s1, const char *restrict s2, size_t n);
DESCRIPTION
[CX] The functionality described on this reference page is aligned with the ISO C standard. Any conflict between the requirements described here and the ISO C standard is unintentional. This volume of POSIX.1-2017 defers to the ISO C standard.
The strncat () function shall
append not more than n
bytes (a NUL character and bytes that follow it are not appended) from the
array pointed to by s2 to the end of the string pointed to
by s1. The initial byte of s2 overwrites
the NUL character at the end of s1. A terminating NUL
character is always appended to the result. If copying takes place between
objects that overlap, the behavior is undefined.
RETURN VALUE
The strncat () function shall return
s1; no return value shall be reserved to indicate an
error.
ERRORS
No errors are defined.
EXAMPLES
None.
APPLICATION USAGE
None.
RATIONALE
None.
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
None.
SEE ALSO
XBD <string.h>
CHANGE HISTORY
First released in Issue 1. Derived from Issue 1 of the SVID.
Issue 6
The strncat () prototype is updated for
alignment with the ISO/IEC 9899:1999
(“ISO C99”) standard.